Utilities in Belgium

Introduction

Utilities in Belgium industry profile provides top-line qualitative and quantitative summary information including: market size (value 2007-11, and forecast to 2016). The profile also contains descriptions of the leading players including key financial metrics and analysis of competitive pressures within the market. Essential resource for top-line data and analysis covering the Belgium utilities market. Includes market size data, textual and graphical analysis of market growth trends, leading companies and macroeconomic information.

Highlights

• The utilities industry consists of the electricity, gas and water markets. The electricity market consists of the sale of electricity to industrial, commercial, household and other end-users, including agricultural and transport users. The market value has been calculated according to average annual electricity prices. The gas utilities market is calculated as the total value of natural gas used by industrial, (including energy generators purchasing gas from utilities), commercial, residential, and other end-users (including transport and agriculture users). The water utilities industry consists of all water that is collected, treated and distributed to end-users. The industry has been valued according to average annual end-user prices. All currency conversions used in the creation of this report have been calculated using constant 2011 annual average exchange rates.
• The Belgian utilities industry had total revenues of $35.5 billion in 2011, representing a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 3.7% between 2007 and 2011.
• Electricity sales proved the most lucrative for the Belgian utilities industry in 2011, with total revenues of $15.5 billion, equivalent to 43.5% of the industry's overall value.
• The performance of the industry is forecast to accelerate, with an anticipated CAGR of 4.4% for the five-year period 2011 - 2016, which is expected to drive the industry to a value of $44.1 billion by the end of 2016.

Features

Save time carrying out entry-level research by identifying the size, growth, and leading players in the utilities market in Belgium

Use the Five Forces analysis to determine the competitive intensity and therefore attractiveness of the utilities market in Belgium

Leading company profiles reveal details of key utilities market players’ global operations and financial performance

Add weight to presentations and pitches by understanding the future growth prospects of the Belgium utilities market with five year forecasts

Macroeconomic indicators provide insight into general trends within the Belgium economy

Key Questions Answered

What was the size of the Belgium utilities market by value in 2011?

What will be the size of the Belgium utilities market in 2016?

What factors are affecting the strength of competition in the Belgium utilities market?

How has the market performed over the last five years?